<TITLE>19. Par 88-93</TITLE>L-88 Now, another thing, "Well, now my boy, I believe you're to become a minister. We will see the doctor and elder and all of them, and we'll give you the right hand of fellowship. We'll send you off to a seminary, and we'll teach you all about this thing."
Never that, no, sir, that wasn't God's preparation. He said, "Wait in the city of Jerusalem until you're endued with the power from on high. And when the day of Pentecost is fully come..."
Here come a priest up the road with a box and said, "Here's the holy..." No. Here come the Protestant preacher, said, "I'll give you the right hand of fellowship." No. Here comes the elders saying, "We'll send you to the mission field. First we have to take this student..." Nope.
"But suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing, mighty wind. It filled all the house where they were setting." Hallelujah. Cloven tongues set upon them like fire. They were filled with the Holy Ghost. Out into the streets and across the nation, signs, wonders... They laid in the shadows of the men and were healed. The critics made fun of them.
That was God's preparation. God hasn't changed His plan. That was to be until Jesus come back again. It sounds ridiculous to an ordinary man. "Why, the very idea, you mean I have to go down and act like a maniac? Huh." You'll either do that or stay out, either one you want to. That's what you to do.
Somebody said, like old Naaman, he said, "I--I--I... You mean I have to dip in them old muddy water?" Either do it or keep your leprosy, either one you want to do.

L-89 There I was sometime ago, I was preaching. A certain minister come to me, he said, "Brother Branham, I couldn't even enjoy your sermon," said, "those people hollering 'amen,' screaming and hollering and crying." Said, "How could you keep your subject?"
I said, "I wasn't trying to."
Said, "When do you ever run out?"
I said, "When a kink gets in hose." Yes, when I get a kink in the hose somewhere, God has to set straighten it out, and let the blessings pour again."
Said, "I'll tell you, them people just made chills run over my back."
I said, "They did?" I said, "That's strange. If you'd ever get to heaven, you'd freeze to death; 'cause, brother, they're really making some noise up there: Screaming and a shouting, and a praising God day and night, overcoming by the Blood of the Lamb and their testimony." Hallelujah.

L-90 It's God's preparation time. God's preparing a people. And if you can't have faith to heal this sick body, how you going to have faith to raise it up in the last days? Glory to God. It's His preparation time. Oh, you're going to call me a holy-roller, so that's all right, I am.

L-91 Well, let me tell you something now, brother: I'm glad that I seen this vision of Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever, of the power of the resurrected Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, heals the sickness. I'm glad tonight that He's here. I'm glad that I have Eternal Life.

L-92 I'm telling you now; when you walk to the altar one day and said, "I accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour," raise up your hand and started praising, thanking Him for your salvation. You couldn't show any physical results, but you went ahead and you believed it. You stayed with it; you confessed it; you believed it. And now, you... Everybody knows you got it. Do the same thing by healing. Accept Him on the same basis. "I accept Him as my Healer."
Don't get that little old cowed down saying "Well, I don't believe I can move this foot." Why not? You might not be able to walk perfect for a month. But kick that crutch away and walk away anyhow. It's your God given privilege. Amen.

L-93 Brother, I feel good. I just got to quit. I was just getting warm now, so I believe I could preach a little while right now, just getting straightened out now. I'd like to get you over in Revelations, the Lamb coming. But I'll--but I'll do that some other time. God bless you. The time gets away so quick.


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